Improvement in lubricators



T. J. MOOERS.

Lubrioatqr.

No. 107,192. Patented Sept. 6, l8'70.

amt swat 7 THOMAS J. nooe'ns, or BLOSSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA-.1

Letters Patent N 107,192, dated September 6, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT m LUBRIOATORS.

' The Schedule referred to these-Letters Patent and making part-of the same To allwhom it may concern.-

Be known that I, THOMAS J. MooEns, of Blossburg, 1n the county of 'lioga and State of Pennsylvania, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Lubricators and-I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,

which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the'accompanying drawing forming part of thisspecification.

'1 his invention relates to iniprovelnents in lubricating car-Wheels, pulleys, andother wheels; and consists in the application to the wheels'of two chambers, one opposite the other, across the axle, for holding the oil, with passages. between each, and small passages to the axle and to the collars at the ends, the latter for allowing the oil to feed into the journal, and'the former to allow the oil to always stand below the passages to the axle, when not running, so as not to feed, as would be the case if only one reservoir was used, when the, wheel should stop with the reservoir higher than the axle.

Figure l is a side elevation of a wheel provided with my improved lubricating arrangement;

Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same, taken on the line a: a; ct fig. l;

Figure 3, is a section, on the 'line 313 of fig. 2; and L Figure-d is a section, onthe line z z, of fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. 7

A is one reservoir, and

B, the other.

Bothhave openings, 0, leading into them-through the sides, for admitting the oil, one of which is closed by the spring actuated valve D,'and the other by a plate, E, clamped against a packing, F, of leather or other substance of elastic nature, which will pack against-the surface around the hole oil-tight.

G represents the passages leading from one reservoir to the other, to allow-the oil to stand below the journal when the. wheel is notrunning.

In order that this will. be the case when the two happen to stand'equally high on opposite sides of the to the reservoir.

pose described.

axles, the quantity'will be such .as not to fill the two quite as high as the center ofthe axle.

H represents the small passages leading to the axle, these also connect with small holes, 1, extending through the hub lengthwise, to allow the oil to flow to the collars or end bearings,

In these holes I propose to place wicking or other substance to prevent the oil from feeding too freely, and to prevent the admission of dirt or other matter These reservoirs balance each other, so that the wheels will run even. v v

As the wheels turn and the oil'flows toward the axle, it will of course flow into the passages H and into the journals, in considerable quantity, but as soon as the passages pass below the horizontal axis, it

will run back again, leavingonly what may adhere to the surfaces. The arrangement is therefore such that the lubrication will go on self-actingl y when the wheels are turning, and cease when theystop, and the holes H I, beingproperly packed, the oilwill be ec'onomi cally'used. g

When the oil is to be poured into the reservoi s through the one having the closing plate E, the nut is to be unscrewed sutficiently to allow it to turn freely,and it is screwed up again afterward.

Having'thus described my invention, I claim as [new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- I I 1. Theopposite oil-reservoirsA 13, combined with a hnbhaving channels, G H I, arranged as and for the purpose described. v

' 2,. The reserroirA on a loose wheel, combined with the plate E, elastic packing F, and their clamping bolt, as and for the purpose described.

3. The-reservoir B, combined with the spring oiltight valve Dat the side thereof, as and for the pur TnonAs J..Moon'n s;

" Witnesses:

W. STEWART, v ABRAHAIVL Wessnns, 

